Paper & Pulp Mills
International Paper to close Carrollton South packaging facility in Texas. IP will shut the Carrollton, Texas box plant by the end of Q3 2026 as it aligns its manufacturing footprint with customer demand in its North America packaging business; affected employees will receive severance, continued benefits and outplacement support, with customers to be served from other regional facilities. Source: PaperAge
Essity posts higher Q2 sales as hygiene lines grow, consumer tissue lags. Essity reported Q2 net sales of SEK 35,061 million, up 2.6% year over year, with net profit of SEK 2,693 million and an adjusted EBITA margin of 13.4%. Health & Medical, Personal Care and Professional Hygiene grew, while Consumer Tissue declined on lower prices and volumes amid cost inflation not yet offset by pricing. Source: PaperAge
Forestry & Timber
Madison's issues June Sawmill Curtailment Lookout. The monthly digest tracking North American sawmill curtailments, downtime, restarts, closures and re-openings for June 2026 has been released, giving a consolidated view of supply-side capacity moves heading into the second half. Source: Madison's Lumber Reporter
Co-generation at Mills
Kruger's Project Tuckamore details mill energy build-out and provincial loan repayment. Update: The plan includes a wind farm to supply variable power to the mill and hydro-generation investments at Deer Lake, Watson's Pond and the mill site, shifts forest operations to supply sawmills with the mill running on sawmill residuals, and Kruger committed to repaying its loan owed to the Newfoundland and Labrador government ahead of environmental assessment registration. Source: VOCM